Author Archives: anna cowan

About anna cowan

I look around, and here I am - housewife and aspiring romance novelist. This seems unexpected.

the “new” blog

Posted on November 28, 2012 by anna cowan

Hi all, this is just a quick message to let you know the new design of my blog is up and running. I had to move it to a new host, so if you’re subscribed through wordpress or by email, … Continue reading →

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there be monsters ahead

Posted on November 25, 2012 by anna cowan

This is just a quick note to let you know that the next time I post, things are going to look a bit different around here. (Sneak peek on the left!) The redesign has been in the works for a … Continue reading →

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the marriage that knows itself

Posted on November 22, 2012 by anna cowan

I want to talk about marriage, but I’m going to start by talking about sex. One of the difficulties in writing sex scenes as a feminist writer is that so much of female desire is learned. What women have learned … Continue reading →

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Okay, so you had to be there. And a man. And from the fifties.

Posted on November 15, 2012 by anna cowan

We saw A Funny Thing last night at Her Majesty’s theatre. A musical about a Roman slave who has to match-make the hero and heroine to gain his freedom. I had problems. So I get that it’s high farce, and camp as … Continue reading →

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the cross-dressing duke lives!

Posted on November 13, 2012 by anna cowan

So the big news this week is that I sold My Lady Untamed! After three years of writing and rewriting, 150,000 words scrapped and then more writing and rewriting, I’ve found a publisher who loves it just as much as I … Continue reading →

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